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Midnight Sun review
This is my first review ever. I made an account just to give this review, because it saddens me that this great shounen-ai is so unrecognised. Warning though: it seems that the mangaka stopped working on this manga just when all the truths started to reveal themselves T_T, so read this at your own risk! There are 6 volumes out in total, and Midnight Sun Scans is still translating.
Art: 8/10 Considering that this series came out in 1997, the art is really commendable. It's neat, charming and easy to follow. Kaoru may look a bit too feminine for some of you though (but hey, it's a common thing in shounen-ai). Characters: 9/10 The 2 protagonists - Kaoru and Teruaki - have a great chemistry. They are a good example of 'opposites attract'. The relationship builds up slowly but nicely. Kaoru is the usual cold, tsundere person of the duo while Teruaki is optimistic, slightly naive and a bit of an air-head ^^. I especially love the fact that they constantly look out for and try to protect each other. I initially thought that the series is more bromance-ish than shounen-ai, but apparently *spoiler* they confess their love later in the series. The supporting characters also add a good depth to the story. Story: 8/10 This is not the most original story ever, but definitely not a boring one. In the first 3 volumes, the story follows an episodic fashion - they go on a mission, get caught in dangerous situations, manage to escape and defeat the bad guys etc. Another important focus of the story is that both protagonists have mysteries / questionable pasts wrapped around them. However, since the series is discontinued, it is unlikely that those mysteries will ever be unfolded. Overall: 8/10 I could have given a 9/10, but I am so sad about the discontinued status of this manga that I could only give an 8. That being said, I totally love it. This manga will stay in my Favourite Shounen-ai list for a long time to come. If you are looking for shounen-ai/bromance-ish mangas where the protagonists develop feelings after working closely together (especially in dangerous situations), this is a perfect fit.
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Destruction Princess review
This manga had a concept that I would really like to see used again, something to the extent of a childhood friend/romantic interest has becoming a cruel villain and the main character having to deal with it. This manga does a pretty good job with the set-up, though ultimately it doesn't really use it much for plot purposes, wherein ultimately the plot doesn't seem to matter much beyond just being a setup. Rather, the manga is focused pretty much entirely on comedy, with everything being exaggerated and utterly ridiculous. Still, I did like the dynamic between a normal guy and evil empress, and the various side characters were decent enough
to spice things up, so the story was still decent. The comedy was really great though, with the manga being amusing from beginning to end in a lot of ridiculous and immensely strange ways, and to a degree strong enough to hold up the manga entirely on its own. The art was also pretty good.
tl;dr: A hilarious comedy revolving around a pretty unique romance.
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Bokura no Ketsumei review
I haven't read an extremely large number of manga in my life, so this isn't exactly the most profound statement, but Our Blood Oath is easily the worst manga I've ever read.
Absolutely appalling. Even with bad manga there is always something about it that was redeemable - something about the authors work that you can see being a foundation to build upon with their next work. I feel bad for this mangaka but my god, it is truly shocking that they were given a chance in Jump at all. Their art is awful - well below what should be acceptable in non-gag manga in Jump. Their storytelling is not just amateurish - its as if this author has never read or experienced a story from any medium. I have nothing good to say about this manga. I can't even be kind enough to say that any portion of it was mediocre. It was abysmal from start to finish.
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Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise review
Datenshi Gakuen Debipara is at heart a spoof which makes fun of certain aspects found in manga/anime, as well as the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. It's a short ten-chapter, one volume series which reads rather quickly, so time-wise it can easily be done in one sitting.
Story: 6 It's silly, but it's a spoof; if a serious, original story is what you're hoping for, you'll be highly disappointed in that regard. It's a mesh-mash of lots of typical shounen story and character ideas all rolled up into one very corny, but often ridiculously funny story whose setting and basic storyline could easily have been for a Shin Megami Tensei game. Art: 7 It's good. Not amazing, but worth being considered above average in my opinion. Character: 8 The manga is full of stereotypes, being the spoof it is. It works well with the whole atmosphere of the story, though. The short length also helps, since some of the characters which come across as ridiculous are initially amusing and funny, but after a while they would have gotten extremely old and wearing on the reader had this series been much longer. Enjoyment: 9 I enjoy reading something which can give me a good laugh, which is what this series did for me. At least half the chapters I laughed out loud at least once, and there were many more mental chuckles. While reading in one sitting is time-wise possible, I suggest if you find yourself after the first half beginning to tire of the characters, to take a break and return to finish it later. I personally found the middle the most lacking in humor for me, but the series as a whole has high enjoyment value for those of us who just need to laugh at something ridiculous. Overall: 7 The main points of this manga is its silliness, which it does well in delivering. The story is corny, but given the fact that seriousness isn't what this manga aims for, it works just fine. Due to the awful silliness of the humor, if you're someone who's incapable of cracking a smile over the awful tackiness of movies such as Sharknado, this series may not be for you. If you're the kind of person who spends half the time laughing during such movies, this series will serve you well. Is this a manga you'll want to reread? Probably not. Is it worth reading that one time? Yes!
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Ousama Game review
First of all, Ousama Game is a manga title that is not of yet completely translated in English. The translation group only did 10 chapters. I had the "privilege" of reading this manga in Chinese, which had complete translations.
Having completed this manga, I don't blame the English translators for abandoning this manga. Not one bit. Granted. This manga starts with an amazing set up. A class of high-school students receive mysterious instructions to participate in the King's Game. If somebody does not do as told, he will die a gruesome death. Until chapter 10, everything looks great. The artwork is cutesy, the characters seem fine, but most of all, readers are entranced by the marvelous story. Then, everything took a downward-spiral. Soon, it became apparent that the author did not plan ahead. Plot holes appear here and there, as well as widening in magnitude. It gets to a point where I want to just quickly finish the manga and see the ending, whether good or not, for myself. Readers get the bad feelings that the mangaka will never come up with a plausible conclusion for the unnatural event that are occurring. AND guess what, I was right. The manga ends in a spectacular failure. It comes up with the most ridiculous explanation. It was truly a "in your face" moment for me. All in all, it is a superb decision for the translators to not follow up with this manga. Story: 3 Art: 8 Character: 4 Enjoyment: 6 Overall: 4 note: if we only reads the first 10 chapters, I might even give it a 8/10.
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B-Men Kazoku review
This manga has, by far, one of the stupidest plots out there. There's a witch with huge boobs and a profound eagerness to make a baby. There's a silly fantasy plot, and a random love story with some sidekick bishies to fill the void (not literally). It's as random as it gets. And its ridiculous. Borderline idiotic.
I normally drop this sort after a chapter of two, but this one just wouldn't let me give up. It's one of the funniest, most amusing mangas I have read in a long time. What makes this manga different is the the fact that the author uses parody. She does not take her characters seriously, and she is in no way reluctant to show you that she just wanted to have fun drawing witches and hot guys. B-Men kazoku is definitely worth the while, if you're up for some silly fun and solid art.
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Bleach review
This was a idea that became what is now Bleach and I have to say Im happy this got popularity and became that great piece of art that it is. Some parts that were changed around im pretty happy with because it would have sucked if some people died that originally hadn't or the jobs and people changed in ways they didnt in the new one. In all I enjoyed it and am happy it was created. The original (this) changed some things in the current bleach that in my case I would prefer since I cant say what it is ill let it go
as jobs, death, and reasons.
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Panorama of Hell review
I really liked this manga because of how, although it was rather strange, alot of it was possible and I could really see it happening. To be honest, the art wasn't all that great, but the story and the characters were really awesome. If gore offends you at all, this really isn't for you. It was really hard to find. Something about this story just entranced me, which is really the only reason I read it to the end, because it started off kinda boring and slow. Really I have found all of the Hino Hideshi manga I've read to be entrancing to some point,
and most of them have very...strange? art, not really typical manga style at all. Anyway, if you like gore, I would say you should give this manga a chance, although it's definitely not for everyone.
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Natsuzora and Run review
Alright so i am writing this right after i finished binge reading the whole thing in a day and i am not gonna lie this was a pretty decent story. Characters weren't too deep but you grew to like them. It wasn't too long as to were you just beg it to end or you want to drop it, but it could have used about 10 more chapters cause the ending feels rushed. (It works though). Another thing it did which i did not like is that towards the end it basically became a sports only manga and the romance got pushed to the side
till the very end. (last 4 chapters are like that). This is not a story you will think about as one of the greatest ever but it defiantly is a story worth reading.
Side note: If you hate sports or student teacher relationships this might not be the best one for you. Even if you don't, i would give it a try because of the length. Hope this helped.
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